Improvement in horse-powers



S. STONER.

- Horse Power. NoI 105,276. A l Patented July 12, 1870 /Alllllllll N. Perma Pnemumogmpm. wmmym u c.

lilnted gisten SOLOMON'STONER,

OF CANTON,OHIQ

Letters Patent No. 105,276, lated July 12, 18'70.

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' IMPROVEMENT IN- HORSE-POWERS.

wwe- The Schedule referred to in these Letters-Patent and making parl: of the same.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLOMON STonna, of Canton, Stark county, Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Powers; and that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

.Nature and Objects of my Invention.

Description of Accompanying Drawing.

Figure l is a plan oi' a horse-power embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, with one side piece removed.

Figure is an end view of the same.

General Description.

rlhe horse-power frame consists of the broad side pieces G G, which are made of broad plank of a suitable thickness, and which are set up edgewise and parallel to each other, and are rigidly secured to the end piece H, which is made of plank ofthe same width as the side pieces G G.

The ends ofthe piece H may be mortised and tenoned into the side pieces G G, or grooves can be cut in said side pieces, to admit the ends of the piece H, to -which the side piecesmay be clamped by suitable bolts or screws, or other suitable modes of attachment which will .as eiectually prevent the vertical movement of one side piece independently of the other,withOut a torsional strain on the end piece, may be adopted.

he cross-pieces I and L are secured on the side pieces G G, as shown, and the cross-pieces J K M N 0 P Q are mortised in between said side pieces, and the gear-shafts a, l), c, and l are secured in suitable boxes on said cross-pieces, as shown.

The first spur-gear wheel Ais secured on the shaft a and meshes into the first spur-pinion B, on the shaft b, on which is also securedthe second spur-wheel O,

which meshes into the second spur-pinion D, on theA shaft c, on which is also secured the bevel-wheel E, which meshes into the bevel-pinion F, on the drivingshaft d, from which the'power is applied to the particular purpose required.'

From this description 1t is seen that the speeding up ofthe machine is mainly eiected bythe double set of horizontal spur-wheels and pinions, and it is also seen that a slight vhorizont-al twisting ofthe frame would not seriously aiect the running oi' such gear, as it would simply make the teeth of the gear interlock more or less deeply with each other', while, if the frame were twisted vertically, as, for example, if the corner` 1 were raised above the level of the corner 2,'(see iig. 1,) the gear-teeth would be twisted to an angle with each other, and hence would cut and bind into each other, and thus aiect the running ofthe machine.

For this reason I have changed the construction of the frame for suoli gear, and instead of making the frame of two horizontal top and bottom pieces united by vertical posts, as in former constructions, in which horizontal rigidity in the frame was the result to be attained, I put the body of the material into the three' pieces GHG, and secure them so imly together that no change in the relative heights of the corners 1 and 2 can be effected without twisting the end piece H, which is suficiently heavy to resist such torsional strain, thus disposing the material in such a manner as to most effectually resistthat vertical twisting of the frame which would most affect the running ofthe gear.

Where it is desired to incase the gearing, in order to protect it'from moistureand dirt, as well as to prevent the danger of injury to 4the driver or horses, by accidentally falling or stepping into the gearing,atight board covering can readily beintroduced onto and between the frame-pieces G G, as indicated by dotted lines in iig. 2,- ahinged cover being arranged at the driving-shaft end, in order to give ready access to the bevel-wheel and pinion shafting, which require frequent oiling and cleaning. f

'lhe bevel-wheel E being driven at a great velocity, it is evident that a slight twisting of the same would causea violent beating of the bevel-teeth on the teeth of the bevel-pinion, which would soon destroy both the wheel and pinion.

In order to steady the movement of the wheel E, and thus preserve an even mesh with the pinion F,'I mount the roller-wheel S on a pivot on the standard R on the frame-piece O, in such a position as to allow it to run on the upperedge of the wheel E, as shown,

by which said wheel is prevented from vibrating to and from the pinion F, during its rotation, as is readily seen.

The lever-wheel T consist-s of the rim W, which runs on rollers X X, arranged on standards Y on the frame G H G, and which is'unitcd by suitable spokes with the hub U, which is secured on the shaft a of the first gear-wheel A. l

The levers to which the horses are attached aretinserted through the holes c in the brackets V, on the rim W, into the holes fin the hub U, thus completing which are made with a head, k, at one side, as shown.

The rotation of the 1ererwheel L being inthe direction indicated by arrows, it is evident that the tendency is to cause the frame to rotate in the same direction.; hence the stakes Z Z are placed on the faces of the piecesG Gr opposite to thedirection of this rot. tion, and are driven into the ground until the heads A k are brought down `on the staples h,4when it is seen, that, as the stakes Z rest squarely against the pieces G Gr, and are held'to said pieces by the staples h at their upper ends, no movement ofthe power can take .place without the forcing of the stakes Z broadside through the ground, 'which' would be very unlikely to occur in practice.

By placing a crow-bar under the-notches fm in 'the pieces G G, the corners of theI flame, and, consequently, the stakes Z, can readily be started up when desired.

Ido not claim the use of securing-stakes for fastening the horse-power to the ground, except when constructed and arranged on the frame, as shown.

Claim.

What I claim as new, and dcsireto secure by Letters Patent, is-..

The iron stakes Z Z Z Z, with heads k thereon, arranged in the staples h and againstithe sides of the side pieces Gr G, opposite to thedirection of the propelling-power,`as applied' to the lever-wheel T, said sidejpieces G G having the lifting-notches 'm cut in their lower corners, substantially as and for the pur pose specified. y

' As evidence ofthe foregoing, witness my hand this 5th day of May, A. D. 1870.

Y SOLOMON STONER.

Witnesses Jo ABBOTT, ANDREW CHOFFIN. 

